Drying-car.



J'. W. BAILEY.

DRYING OAR'.

.ALPPLIGATIoN FILED JANJs, 1910.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

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APPLIGATION FILED JANJS, 1910.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

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JOSEPH W. BAILEY, OF DRYBRANCH, GEORGIA.

DRJYING-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 13, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH WV. Barnier, a citizen of the United States,residing at Drybranch, State of Georgia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Drying-Cars, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to drying cars for conveying material to dryingcompartments where the material is subjected to heat, and the principalobject of the same is to provide a car which is adapted to support aplurality of spaced apart racks arranged in superimposed relation andeach having one end independently hinged to the car, their other endsbeing free so that said racks may be simultaneously lifted to an angularposition relatively to the car to dump the contents of said racks, andalso to permit some of the racks to be raised to facilitate the loadingof the racks that are not raised.

ln connection with the foregoing prominent features of the invention,the same contemplates certain details of constructions which contributeto provide a strong' and durable car so that it will withstand the heavyloading incidental to the handling of material such as clay or thc like.

ln carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above, itwill be understood, of course, that the essential features thereof arenecessarily susceptible of changes in details and structuralarrangements, one preferred and practical embodiment of which is shownin the accompanying drawings, wherein r- Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the improved car, the racks being omitted. Fig. 2 is a detailperspective view of a rack prop. Fig. 3 is a side view' of the improvedcar showing the racks in position thereon. Fig. L is a detailperspective view of one of the racks. Fig. 5 is an end view of the carshowing the racks in a dumping position. Fig. 6 is a similar viewshowing some of the racks raised to permit access being had to lowerracks for loading purposes. A

Referring to said drawings by numerals it will be seen that the improvedcar is composed of a substantially rectangular metal frame the sidemembers 111 of which are equipped with pendent bearings 2 for the aXles3 upon which the wheels 4 are mounted, tracks 5 being provided for saidwheels. Side member 1 of the frame has a raised metallic rail 6 thereonthat is substantially the same length as said member and is paralleltherewith. The other side member 1fL is provided with a verticalstandard Z at each end and also an intermediate vertical standard 8,said standards supporting the regularly spaced apart horizontallyarranged parallel hinge bars 9 that are detachably locked to the endstandards 7 bythe end nuts 10. Suit` able brace rods 11 are employed forstrengthening' the end standards 7, and the corn-ers of the frame arealso reinforced by the plates l2. Side member' 1 is provided with two ormore chains 13 the free ends of which are adapted to be engaged withstakes 14 or the like of the surface over which the car is supported topermit of the car being slightly tilted but prevent the same beingoverturned when its load is being dumped.

The drying racks are all of the same construction, one of which is shownin detail in Fig. t. Referring to said figure it will be seen that theimproved racks are composed of the spaced apart slats 15 which areconnected together on their under surface at one end by means of thetransversely arranged slightly spaced apart. battens 16, and at theopposite end of their upper surface by the upstanding spacer bar 17. Inassembling the racks upon the car, the lowerinost rack has one endrested upon the rail G, its other end having its battens 16 engaged overthe lowermost hinge bar 9. The next rack has its battens engaged overthe nent hinge bar 9, and its front end supported by the spacer bar 17of the lowermost rack. this arrangement of racks upon one another beingcontinued until the desired numbers are upon the car. It will be obviousthat each rack has an independent hinge connection through its battensand the hinge bar therefor, and it will also be clear that the rackswill be retained in spaced parallel relation by means of the hinge bars9 and the spacer bars 17 so that a free circulation will be had throughthe racks, to facilitate drying of their contents.

1n Fig. 5 the dumping positions of the racks has been shown, and tofacilitate raising the racks to such position, the lowermost rack orracks are provided with eyes 18 that are adapted for engagement by theend hook 19 of an overhead cable 20, so that by pulling on the free endof said cable the racks will have one end raised so that their con tentswill be dumped. YVhen the racks are dumping, tilting of the car isprevented by means of the chains 18 that have been fastened to thestakes 14.

In Fig. 6 one method of loading the racks isV shown. Referring theretoit will be seen that the upper raclrs have been engaged by the hooks 2lat the end of overhead supported counterweighted cables 22 which raisethe upper racks clear of the lower racks so that access may be had tothe uppermost rack that is not raised to load the same. After said rackis loaded, the adjacent raised rack is lowered thereon ready for itsload, this operation being continued until all racks are loaded, thehooks 2l being obviously shifted as the racks are lowered.

The prop 23 shown has notched ends 2e and may be used for supporting theracks in dumping position. The notched ends being adapted for engagementwith the rail 6 and the lowermost rack, respectively.

What l claim as my invention is l. A drying car comprising a frame,wheels therefor, a plurality of superimposed drying racks each having anindependent hinge connection at one side of said frame and adapted to berocked thereon to discharge their contents, and anchoring means for saidframe for preventing the same being tilted while said racks aredischarging their contents.

2. A drying car comprising a frame, wheels therefor, a plurality ofsuperimposed racks having an independent hinge connect-ion at one endwith one side of said frame and adapted to be rocked thereon to dumptheir contents, and cables carried by the opposite side of said framefor anchoring the same to prevent tilting thereof when said racks aredumpino'.

3. A drying car comprising a supporting frame, wheels therefor, verticalstandards at one side of said frame, a spaced apart vertical row ofhorizontally arranged hinge bars carried by said standards, drying rackshaving spaced apart transverse battens on the under surface of one oftheir ends, the battens of each rack being adapted for hinge connectionwith one of said hinge bars, a transverse bar carried by the uppersurface of the free end of each rack for retaining the same in spacedparallel relation, and a supporting rail carried by the opposite side ofsaid car for the free end of the lowermost rack.

4. A drying car comprising a frame, a row of superimposed racksindependently hinged to one side thereof and adapted to be raised todischarge their contents, and anchoring means for preventing said caroverturning while the racks are discharging their contents.

5. A drying car comprising a frame, a row of superimposed racksindependently and detachably hinged to said frame and adapted to beraised to discharge their contents away from said frame, and meanscarried by the lower rack whereby the same may be raised to a dumpingposition and simultaneously raise the other racks to dumping positions.

G. A drying car comprising a frame, a plurality of relatively spacedsuperimposed hinge bars carried by one side thereof, and a plurality ofdrying racks each provided with battens at one end of their undersurface adapted for pivot engagement with said bars.

7. A drying car comprising a frame, a plurality of relatively spacedsuperimposed hinge bars carried by one side thereof, and a plurality ofdrying racks each provided, at one end of the under surface thereof,with battens spaced to receive said bars.

In testimony whereof l hereunto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH lV. BAILEY.

Witnesses CECIL MORGAN, E. G. lVLiLLARY,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, ey addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, ID. C.

